15-07-2026, 10:27 AM
(This post was last modified: 15-07-2026, 11:14 AM by Radim Dobeš.)
(15-07-2026, 09:10 AM)JoJo_Jost wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.So did almost all the illustrators of plants in medieval pharmaceutical books copy from Enoch?
Especially in the “Alchemical Herbal” tradition / Pseudo-Apuleius, roots are often systematically depicted as animal-like shapes.
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It is not that simple. The plant corresponds to the text. When the text mentions lions, the root resembles a lion. When it mentions worms, there are worms in the root. When it speaks of a book, the leaves look like a book, and so on. The plant must match the text from the *Book of Enoch*. You saw a Venetian galley when the text spoke of sailors at sea. Let me ask you a question about a plant I haven't published yet. The text mentions a quiver of arrows and a spear with lightning bolts. Which folio of the Voynich Manuscript would you match with this text?

